Akin Gump advised Aronov Development in the financing of a new New York City apartment tower, advising a joint venture on a $320 million construction loan for the building, designed by Renzo Piano.
Aronov, along with two other partners, secured the financing from Bank of China for the construction and development of the new SoHo Tower. Construction...

Akin Gump has advised Zoetic Global on a new 20-year power purchase agreement with the Electricity Company of Ghana for 100 megawatts of additive power generation at Ghana’s Akosombo Dam on Lake Volta.

International trade attorney Kerry Scarlott has joined BakerHostetler as a partner and co-leader of the International Trade team, resident in the Washington office. He comes to the firm from Goulston & Storrs.

Devry Boughner Vorwerk, an experienced trade and investment policy professional who served as vice president of corporate affairs at Cargill, Incorporated, has joined Akin Gump as a senior advisor in the firm’s public law and policy practice. Ms. Vorwerk will reside in Akin Gump’s Washington, D.C. office.

McNees Wallace & Nurick is pleased to announce it is a White Ribbon Conference Sponsor of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) 2016 Spring Conference.
The event will take place at the Hilton Harrisburg, 1 N. 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101 on Sunday, March 13, through Tuesday, March 15, 2016.
Registration is $175 for CCAP...

McNees attorneys Michael Doctrow and Shawn Leppo will present a webinar entitled "Understanding Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets Basics for Business Owners" as part of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry's Educational Series.

On January 26, the Texas Civil Rights Project and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health Systems (DHR) jointly announced the implementation of policies for deaf and hard of hearing patients and companions at the hospital to conclude a case in which Weil was pro bono counsel. These new measures are part of a mediated agreement in a federal case filed on...

McNees attorney Jeffrey Esch McCombie co-presented during a 75-minute webinar which took place on January 20. Esch practices in the Firm's Real Estate Group, focusing on land-use matters.
The webinar kicked off the 2016 Winter/Spring Land-Use Webinar series offered by Penn State Extension and provided insight into the recent Reed v. Town of...

Fish & Richardson announced today that Michael Florey, a principal in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, has been named a 2016 “IP Client Service All-Star” in BTI Consulting Group’s prestigious survey of general counsel from the world’s largest corporations. Florey was one of only 30 intellectual property (IP)...

McNees Wallace & Nurick is pleased to announce it is the exclusive sponsor of the YWCA's Black History Month Reception.
The event will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, Feb 29, 2016 at the YWCA Greater Harrisburg, 1101 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17103. Guest speaker, Mr. Calobe Jackson, will speak from both his...

Fish & Richardson has been ranked among the top 10 firms with the greatest year-over-year increase in the number of patent applications filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), based on research conducted by Juristat. Fish also stood out for filing more patent applications than any other firm for 10 straight years. In...

McNees Attorney Kendra McGuire will co-present at the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges (PCSTJ) Mid-Annual Meeting.Kendra is Member in Charge for the firm's Lancaster office and leads the McNees Orphans' Court Litigation Team.

SCRANTON, PA (Feb. 16, 2016) – McNees is pleased to partner with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce for another presentation in its complimentary Business Breakfast Briefing (B3) Training Series. Register now for our next session scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2016: "The Do's and Don'ts of Employment-Related Contracts and...

Colleen H. McDonald has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in the firm's Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, based in the firm's San Francisco office. McDonald joins from Reed Smith.

SCRANTON, PA (Feb. 16, 2016) – McNees is pleased to partner with the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce for another presentation in its complimentary Business Breakfast Briefing (B3) Training Series. Register now for our next session scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2016: "The Do's and Don'ts of Employment-Related Contracts and...

The Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS), today announced that nominations are open for the annual ACEDS Awards, a recognition of outstanding individual and organizational achievements and efforts in the eDiscovery community. Winners will be announced at the seventh annual ACEDS eDiscovery Conference...

Ghafari Associates is pleased to announce that seasoned executive and attorney Sanford (Sandy) Ring has joined the firm as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Ring’s 25 years as an attorney in the corporate, private and public arenas give him a depth of experience and success in all aspects of local and international business....